Comments and predictions for Southampton vs Bournemouth: Home team loses heavily
The match between Southampton vs Bournemouth in the Premier League takes place at 10:00 p.m. on February 15. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Southampton vs Bournemouth team information
Southampton will be without Taylor Harwood-Bellis (ankle), Jack Stephens (calf), Ross Stewart (calf), Juan Larios and Ryan Fraser (unclear). Adam Lallana (hamstring) and Flynn Downes (trauma) remain doubts and will be assessed before kick-off.
Nathan Wood has fully recovered from injury and is ready to feature in a back three alongside Jan Bednarek and James Bree. Possible names for the two wings are Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning, Welington and Yukinari Sugawara.
Aaron Ramsdale could replace Alex McCarthy in goal. Up front, Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu, who got on the scoresheet against Ipswich two weeks ago, are likely to continue to be relied upon in midfield and attack.
On the other side, Bournemouth will travel to the away field with some notable injuries in Evanilson (foot), Enes Unal (ruptured anterior cruciate ligament), Alex Scott (knee), Marcos Senesi, Julian Araujo (both hamstring problems), Adam Smith (muscle injury) and Julio Soler (busy on international duty). In addition, the possibility of playing James Hill and Luis Sinisterra (also hamstring pain) is still uncertain.
Bournemouth are likely to field a back four with Lewis Cook - again playing a makeshift right-back role - Illia Zabarnyi, Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez in front of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. In central midfield, Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie are likely to continue alongside each other.
Up front, Semenyo and Dango Ouattara - who scored in the first leg between the two teams - are likely to start alongside David Brooks and Justin Kluivert, who is in good form with 5 goals and 2 assists in his last 4 Premier League games.
Latest predicted lineup Southampton vs Bournemouth
Southampton:
Ramsdale; Bree, Bednarek, Wood; Walker-Peters, Aribo, Ugochukwu, Wellington; Fernandes, Dibling; Onuachu
Bournemouth:
Kepa; Cook, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Ouattara
Latest football commentary Southampton vs Bournemouth
After ending a 13-match winless streak in the Premier League with a stunning 2-1 comeback against direct rivals Ipswich Town two weeks ago, Southampton disappointed fans again when they lost 1-0 to Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup last weekend.
Despite dominating possession, Southampton were completely helpless against a defense considered the most solid in Europe, and Marcus Edwards' only goal in the 77th minute ended their FA Cup journey, marking their earliest exit since the 2019-20 season.
The early elimination can be considered a "hidden gift" for Southampton fans, because Ivan Juric's team can now fully concentrate on the arduous relegation battle. However, this task is not easy when they are at the bottom of the rankings, 10 points behind the safe zone with only 14 rounds left in the season.
Southampton have endured a turbulent season, especially at home at St Mary's, where they have picked up just four points from 11 games (one win, one draw and nine defeats), scoring just eight goals and conceding 30 - the worst statistics in the league. A defeat to Bournemouth would see Southampton suffer their seventh consecutive home defeat.
Bournemouth, on the other hand, are chasing a first European appearance, with a 2-0 defeat to league leaders Liverpool two weeks ago being the only blip in their 14-match unbeaten run in all competitions (9 wins and 4 draws).
Andoni Iraola's side quickly got back to winning ways by beating Everton 2-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to goals from Antoine Semenyo and Daniel Jebbison, thereby booking a ticket to the fifth round to face Wolves.
Bournemouth's upcoming Premier League fixtures are considered relatively easy, as they face Southampton, Wolves, Brighton, Tottenham, Brentford, Ipswich and West Ham. They are currently ranked 7th in the table, only 3 points behind the top 4 and are fully capable of competing for a place in the Champions League next season.
Coming into this match, Bournemouth have the mental advantage of being unbeaten in their last 12 meetings with teams at the bottom of the table, including 3 wins this season. In addition, they are on the longest unbeaten away run in the club's history in the Premier League (6 games - 4 wins, 2 draws).
After beating Southampton 3-1 in the first leg, Bournemouth are aiming to beat their opponents in both legs for the first time in a season.
Latest Southampton vs Bournemouth score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Southampton vs Bournemouthas follows:
- Sportsmole:Southampton 0-3 Bournemouth
- WhoScore:Southampton 1-2 Bournemouth
- Our newspaper predicts:Southampton 1-4 Bournemouth
When and where to watch Southampton vs Bournemouth live?
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